Ametalk!
Ameagari Kesshitai's Talk Show - Ametalk! (雨上がり決死隊のトーク番組 アメトーーク!, Ameagari Kesshitai no Tōku Bangumi Ametō̄ku), better known as simply Ametalk (アメトーーク, Ametō̄ku), is a Japanese comedy focused variety and talk television show hosted by Toru Hotoharu of Ameagari Kesshitai on TV Asahi.[2]
| Ametalk! | |
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| Genre | Talk show, variety, comedy |
| Directed by | Rinzo Kaji |
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| Narrated by | Kenji Satō |
| Opening theme | Pete Shelley, "Telephone Operator" |
| Ending theme | The Knack, "My Sharona" |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kenji Kojima, Midori Abiko, Rinzo Kaji |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | TV Asahi |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original release | April 8, 2003 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website at TV Asahi | |
Summary and history
Ametalk is a talk show that has a focused topic for each episode and invites guests, usually comedians, who are relevant to the topic to discuss or share their stories in a light-hearted and often comedic atmosphere.[3]
The show first began in 2002 as a special and became a weekly variety show in 2003 as Ameagari Kesshitai's first major national program. It is currently still airing with high viewership ratings since the show began its broadcast.[4]
In June 2019, one of the MCs of the show, Hiroyuki Miyasako, was suspended by Yoshimoto Kogyo for affiliation with an anti-social organization back in 2014 alongside 10 other comedians.[5] Since then, all episodes with recordings containing Miyasako after the date of the news have been broadcast after editing Miyasako out completely. He is also removed as the MC in future episodes as Hotoharu will remain the MC with other supporting MCs every week.[1]
Format
The show's regular format has the two hosts from Ameagari Kesshitai, Hiroyuki Miyasako and Tōru Hotoharu (As of June, 2019, Miyasako is no longer the MC of the show) alongside with one or two other panelists, usually comedians or tarento on the left side of the stage and around 5 to 10 guests that will be the main speakers on the topic at hand sitting in two rows on the right side of the stage. Each of the guests will then proceed to share their stories and episodes relating to the topic of the episode, usually one at a time, inciting responses and banter from the hosts, the panelists and the other guests.[6]
The topic of each episode is sometimes determined by taking suggestions and recommendations from the viewers on Ametalk's official website.[7]
Casts
Other than Ameagari Kesshitai, the panelists and guests that appear on the show are usually comedians, tarento, athletes, actors, idols, models, TV announcers and more. Each episode features a topic that the guests are relevant to or share a commonality to, and can be general or specific.[8]
Parody
Mashin Sentai Kiramager did their version of the show known as Kira Talk! with the Kiramai Stones, which aired on May 31 and June 7 as a replacement to its regular episodes due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. The two-week special covered their past adventures with their Kiramager partners as well as their battles against the Jamenshi.[9]
References
- "宮迫不在の『アメトーーク!』 "今っぽい笑い"に意外な好評の声も". 女子SPA!. 扶桑社. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- "Ametalk Official Website". www.tv-asahi.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- Broadcast on 2003-04-08 "雨上がり決死隊のトーク番組 アメトーク!"(TV Asahi)
- "マエケン優勝して『アメトーク!』23日先発". サンケイスポーツ. 2012-06-23. Archived from the original on 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- "宮迫博之、田村亮、レイザーラモン HG、福島善成、くまだまさし、パンチ浜崎、木村卓寛、ムーディ勝山、2700、ディエゴに関するご報告とお詫び" (Press release). 吉本興業. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- Broadcast on 2016-10-16 "日曜もアメトーーク! "(TV Asahi)
- Broadcast June 21, 2007『雨上がり決死隊べしゃりブリンッ!』(TBS Radio)
- "『アメトーーク！』総合演出が明かす今年ブレイクする芸人 気になるゴールデン進出についても言及". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- "キラメイジャーの魅力を魔進が語る、バラエティ「キラトーーク！」2週連続で放送" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)